GWINNETT, Ga. — Competing as individuals before the team season begins in the spring, Freed-Hardeman University's men's tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's South Regional.
On the singles side,
Brayden Martin was defeated 6-1, 6-0 by Tennessee Wesleyan's Octavio Volpi, while
Maxime Guyon was bested by Reinhardt (Ga.) University's Federico Zelter 6-0, 6-1.
Nolan Laduree was bested by Georgia Gwinnett's Charly Zick 6-1, 6-0 and
Merlin Bolema lost 6-1, 6-0 to Khalil of Reinhardt.
The only Lion to make it through the opening round was
Theo Devals, whose 6-1, 6-3 victory over Point (Ga.) University's Bryant Morales earned him a trip to the second round where hosting GGC Grrizly Maihailo Radosavljevic defeated the Frenchman 7-5, 6-4.
The doubles team of
Nolan Laduree and
Braden Young advanced to tomorrow's second round with an 8-5 victory over the SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) duo of Woodman/Karpe.
Merlin Bolema and
Maxime Guyon will open their doubles competition tomorrow.
ITA Southern Regional First and Second Rounds
GGC Tennis Complex, Gwinnett Georgia
Doubles
Nolan Laduree/
Braden Young (FHU) def. Woodman/Karpe (SCAD-A), 8-5
Singles
Octavio Volpi (TWU) def.
Brayden Martin (FHU), 6-1, 6-0
Federico Zelter (RU) def.
Maxime Guyon (FHU), 6-0, 6-1
Charly Zick (GGC) def.
Nolan Laduree (FHU), 6-1, 6-0
Theo Devals (FHU) def. Bryant Morales (PU), 6-1, 6-3
Khalil (RU) def.
Merlin Bolema (FHU), 6-1, 6-0
Maihaila Radosavljevic (GGC) def.
Theo Devals (FHU), 7-5, 6-4
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The Lion singles will still compete in the consolation bracket tomorrow, September 15.
